- Mike Simon | February 28, 2007 11:15 AM |
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MiscellaneousSamsung Semiconductor, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. have agreed to a $90 million settlement of a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of indirect purchasers of DRAM computer chips.Lawsuits were originally filed in numerous states on behalf of consumers who indirectly purchased DRAM or products containing DRAM from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2002. The suits alleged that...
- Mike Simon | February 27, 2007 5:44 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe peanut butter recall affecting the Peter Pan and Great Value brands manufactured by ConAgra Foods, and contaminated by salmonella continues to grow. Initially, the recall affected only those jars of peanut butter with a product code that begins 2111, which included all jars manufactured by ConAgra since May, 2006. However, it appears even more products are at issue.Today, the FDA has...
- Mike Simon | February 26, 2007 11:26 AM |
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MiscellaneousPreliminary approval has been given to a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit against paint manufacturers, Sherwin-Williams Co. and PPG Industries Inc. alleging price fixing of auto refinishing paint.According to court filings, under the proposed settlement PPG Industries, the world's second-largest car-paint maker, will pay $23 million, and Sherwin-Williams, the largest U.S. paint...
- Mike Simon | February 23, 2007 11:31 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)A train accident caused residents of Handley, West Virginia, to evacuate their homes on February 6. The train was carrying liquefied petroleum, sodium hydroxide solution, and chlorobenzene. According to reports 18 cars went off the track. No injuries were reported, and emergency officials indicated that there were no chemical leaks. However, 300 residents were temporarily evacuated, and...
- Mike Simon | February 23, 2007 11:22 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the invalidation of a Maryland law that would have required Wal-Mart to spend more money on employee health care.The law would have required Wal-Mart and all other non-governmental employers with more than 10,000 workers to spend 8% of their payroll on healthcare or pay the difference in taxes to the state. The Retail Industry Leaders Association,...
- Mike Simon | February 21, 2007 11:11 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsInterstate 70 was closed for thirty minutes following a multiple vehicle car accident on Sunday, February 18. The accident occurred in the eastbound lanes of the interstate between exits 216 and 218 near the Ohio Valley Mall in St. Clairsville.The accident remains under investigation, but according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, blowing snow resulting in decreased visibility is suspected to...
- Mike Simon | February 20, 2007 11:29 AM |
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Wrongful DeathAn explosion at the Flat Top Little General Store on Route 19 in Ghent, West Virginia, near Winter Place ski resort killed four people. The explosion occurred at about 10:45 a.m., on January 30, just as a fire truck was pulling into the station in response to a report of a gas leak. The cause of the explosion remains under investigation with theories that it was a propane tank or a liquid...
- Mike Simon | February 19, 2007 11:34 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe first trial of over 4,000 federal lawsuits filed in Louisiana against insurers arising out of Hurricane Katrina began on February 12. The lawsuit against Allstate Indemnity Company alleges "bad faith" against the insurer. The plaintiffs allege that Allstate failed to promptly or properly adjust their insurance claim, and underpaid them for wind damage sustained in the storm.Last month a...
- Mike Simon | February 19, 2007 11:15 AM |
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MiscellaneousOccidental Chemical has been named as a defendant in a class action lawsuit by residents of Alabama alleging that their property was damaged by operations at Occidental's Muscle Shoals facility.Residents living near the plant filed the suit on January 10, 2007. The plaintiffs allege that the plant has released toxic chemicals into the air and water, ultimately contaminating their property, and...
- Mike Simon | February 19, 2007 11:09 AM |
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MiscellaneousA Roane County, West Virginia jury has awarded an 8,000-member class of owners of natural gas rights a jury verdict of nearly $405 million. The class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of all West Virginia gas-royalty owners who leased land to Columbia Natural Resources, LLC.The company had lease agreements with the plaintiffs allowing it to drill for gas on land they owned, but according to...